CURRENT MISSION

Qualify for international athletics tournaments (training, training, training)

ABOUT ME

Sports, traveling, having fun and more sport!! I'm a track and field athlete specialized in 800m. In 2009 I finished my education and decided to work part-time so I can spend more time on the track. I even moved out of the city in to the sand dunes so I could do some better training!

At the beginning of 2015 I was ranked top 20 of the All-athleticss world ranking list 800m, but I broke my ankle. I recovered and broke the "magical" barrier of 2'00 in 2016.

I continued running, made it to the semi-final of the World Championships in London and put 1'59 on the clock 3 years in a row, still working towards that one big goal on running at the Olympics!

Living an athlete's life can be pretty lonely sometimes. Between training you need to rest, but when I have some time off I'd love to meet new people and cultures! I've spent a total of 7 months in South Africa and another 9 months in the USA, raced/trained in more than 20 countries, but still eager to explore some more :)

PHILOSOPHY

Have fun, enjoy and never stop believe in yourself

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live together with my husband close to beach in a place called Castricum.

In February 2011 I went to Australia with a friend (Esther) to discover the country and train in a better climate. I've met some enthusiastic people through couch surfing and wanted to return the favor.

I've hosted a couple of people in Amsterdam. During 2011 and 2012. After our move to Castricum I got busy with renovation and training, but maybe in a while we have some room to host again!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

For me couch-surfing is meeting new people and experience other cultures. I don't like the ambiance in a hotel, when staying with locals you see much more from the city!

When I don't have to work/train I make you a real Dutch Dinner (don't expect too much of that, cause the Dutch are no kitchen queens)

Interests

Sports! Especially Track & Field 800m and off course travelling, I hope to see as much countries as possible :)

• education
• running
• athlete
• traveling
• surfing
• skydiving
• sports
• track and field
• teaching
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Everything from Lee Child
Who moved my cheese - Spences Johnson ; everything changes, be aware of these changes
and life we be much easier
Jonas Jonasson: THE CENTENARIAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
My all time favorite! Brilliant novel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A skydive over the blue mountains. Never felt such an adrenaline rush before. Don't think about the hight, just jump it's worth it!

Teach, Learn, Share

Want to learn Dutch? Discover Amsterdam, let me know and I'll show you around (when I'm free of work and training)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Endless stories about my life as a professional athlete, training programs

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, South Africa, United States

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